2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0752: Defamation, False Light, and Unauthorized Publication of Name or Likenesses

Legislative Summary

Requiring that certain articles or broadcasts be removed from any website over which the newspaper, broadcaster, or periodical has control within a specified period to limit damages for defamation; providing persons in certain positions relating to newspapers with immunity for defamation if such persons exercise due care to prevent publication or utterance of such a statement; declaring that the continued appearance on any website over which the newspaper, broadcaster, or periodical has control of a published statement determined to be false is deemed to be a new publication of the false statement for certain purposes and that the owner, licensee, or operator is not entitled to a certain privilege, etc.

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Bill History

2/13/2025
Filed
Senate
2/25/2025
Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/7/2025
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
Senate
3/12/2025
CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 2
Senate
3/12/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/12/2025
CS by Judiciary read 1st time
Senate
3/13/2025
Now in Commerce and Tourism
Senate
3/20/2025
On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/25/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
Senate
3/25/2025
Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
Senate
3/26/2025
Now in Rules
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #528050

Replaced by Committee Substitute

3/12/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Commerce and Tourism
3/25/2025
6
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Judiciary
3/12/2025
8
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/13/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Rules(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Corey Simon
Corey Simon
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/12/20258.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/13/20257.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/25/2025292.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/24/2025293.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/12/2025293.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/11/2025289.8 KB